Certain activation methods may require additional information for delivery. You need your NI User account log-in, the product version and serial number, and a computer ID that uniquely identifies your computer. What Information Do I Need to Activate My NI Software? The NI Licensing Wizard is a part of NI License Manager that leads you through the process of enabling software to run on your machine. Activation codes are unique and are valid on only one computer. An activation code is an alphanumeric string that verifies the software, version, and computer ID to enable features on your computer. For more information, refer to the Using a Volume License Server topic of the NI License Manager Help.Īctivation is the process of obtaining an activation code to enable your software to run on your computer. Instead, you need to point NI License Manager to a volume license server.

If your NI software is licensed through a volume license agreement, you do not need to activate your product.

If you were using NI software before you began the activation process, you may need to restart the software for the change to take effect.

If you activated through your NI software, you can use the product immediately after successful activation.

Follow the prompts in the wizard to complete activation.

If you have installed a previous version of your application software using your serial number, you can find the serial number by selecting Help✺bout within the application.

Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code SerialNumbers_en.

On the product packing slip or shipping label.

On the Certificate of Ownership included in your software kit.

You can find your serial number in the following ways:

Enter the serial numbers of the products you are activating.

If you do not have a User Account, you must create one. If requested, log in to your NI User Account.(Windows 10) Select Start»National Instruments»NI License Manager.(Windows 8) Click NI Launcher and select NI License Manager.(Windows 7) Select Start✺ll Programs»National Instruments»License Manager»NI License Manager.When in the Local Licenses view, right-click the product in the License tree and select Activate.Alternatively, from within NI License Manager, select one of the following methods to launch the NI Licensing Wizard:.Select Activate from the options provided. The first time you open NI software, the NI Licensing Wizard launches automatically if the software is not activated.For information on purchasing licenses, contact your local NI sales representative or visit ni.com/niglobal.Ĭomplete the following steps to activate your NI products: To activate a product, you must first purchase a license. Before using your product, you must activate it in accordance with its license agreement.

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